http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/bob-taylor/ Bob Taylor is the CEO of EE-Oz Training Standards, the government appointed industry skills council for the electrical, communications and energy sectors. Bob has extensive industry experience, having managed both small and large industry organizations over a period of twenty years. He also has extensive knowledge of the Australian Vocational Education and Training Sector, through involvement in the national Utilities, Electrotechnology and Light Manufacturing ITAB networks for over a decade. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Renewable-energy-can-zap-some-life-into-the-regions/ Done right, Australia’s imminent renewable energy boom could provide the biggest boost many regional communities have seen in decades, providing secure, skilled, well paid work in areas where many youngsters are forced to move to the ‘big smoke’ to make a decent living. Done wrong, the next decade could see chronic skills shortages that slow development, cripple roll-out, hamper productivity, and result in skilled jobs being taken by an army of fly-in-fly-out workers or overseas based tradies. The question is not ‘if’ this shift towards sustainable energy will occur, but when, thanks in a large part to the fact that Australia has the potential to generate vast amounts of renewable energy due to an abundance of natural resources distributed around the country. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Bob Taylor) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Renewable-energy-can-zap-some-life-into-the-regions/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Renewable-energy-can-zap-some-life-into-the-regions/#item4238 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 19:30:37 +0000 Bob Taylor | Author bios | The Punch